Odd,
to me it seems, that my clearest thoughts and reasoning occur in that
fragile real estate between consciousness and unconsciousness. The
conscious mind is often cluttered by the weeds of distraction and the
thoughts of sleep devolve into silliness.
Yet, somewhere
between the two, is that thin beach where the distractions of the day
play out and the silliness of dreams has not entered. It is there
that the deep churnings of the mind and spirit bring good things to the
shore and lay them at the edge of my consciousness.
I have
found that I must scoop them up immediately. If I do not rouse and
commit them to paper, they will be lost to the light of the morning. It
is best that I close my eyes thinking of the things of God, and that I
keep pen and pad near me as I sleep.
So, I sometimes spend a
few minutes before I finally drift off, running from the beach to weeds
trying to preserve the things that I find washing around in tidal pools
of my mind. Then, with reluctance, I wade into the sea of sleep.
I just wish my rapid mid-night scrawl was a bit more legible.
"I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 nkjv
Tony is a follower of Jesus Christ who also happens to be an Ordained Bishop in the Church of God (Cleveland, TN). He has been involved in ministry for over twenty years and has served the church as a pastor, youth pastor and children's pastor in Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. He studied Journalism at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas and graduated from Free Gospel Bible Institute in Export, Pennsylvania. He has a Bachelor of Theology degree from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Georgia.